Gladstone Anderson
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Born | Jones Town, Harry J All Stars, The Upsetters, Roots Radics | 18 June 1934
Gladstone Anderson (18 June 1934 – 3 December 2015), also known by his nickname "Gladdy", was a Jamaican pianist, keyboard player, and singer, who played a major part in the island's musical history, playing a key role in defining the ska sound and the rocksteady beat, and playing on hundreds of recordings as a session musician, a solo artist, and as leader of Gladdy's All Stars, featuring bassist Jackie Jackson, drummer Winston Grennan, guitarist Hux Brown, and keyboardist Winston Wright. As Harry J All Stars the band had a massive hit in Jamaica and United Kingdom with the instrumental song "The Liquidator" 1969 (and 1980!).[1]
Biography
Gladstone Anderson was born in 1934 in Jones Town, and was taught piano at home by his uncle, the keyboardist and bandleader
Anderson also worked as a producer, his roots reggae recordings appearing on the Rite Sound label.[12]
Anderson's song "Mad Mad Ivy" was sampled for Jay-Z's song "Already Home" for The Blueprint 3.[citation needed]
Gladstone Anderson died on 3 December 2015, aged 81.[13]
Discography
- Glad Sounds (1968), Bigshot (Gladdy with Lynn Taitt & the Jets)
- It May Sound Silly (1972), Moodisc/Ashanti
- Glady Unlimited (1977), Moodisc
- Sings Songs For Today and Tomorrow (1982), Jahmani
- Radical Dub Session (1982), Solid Groove – credited to The Roots Radics Featuring Gladstone Anderson
- Don't Look Back (1985) Overheat
- Caribbean Breeze (1989) Overheat
- Get Closer (1989) NEC Avenue
- Peace Pipe Dub (1993) Seven Leaves
- Piano in Harmony (1994) Overheat
- Gladdy's Double Score(2010) Overheat
- Compilations
- Forever Dub vol 1 (1994) Roots
With Herbie Mann
Notes
- ^ iTunes: Harry J Allstars. Biography (checked 2010-05-12)
- ^ a b Katz, p.46
- ^ a b Campbell, Howard (2012) "Gladstone Anderson: Key player in rocksteady’s genesis Archived 12 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Observer, 1 June 2012, retrieved 2012-06-01
- ^ a b c Moskowitz, p.12
- ^ Thompson, p.263
- ^ Thompson, p.245
- ^ Thompson, p.413
- ^ Larkin, p.64
- ^ Larkin, p.89
- ^ Barrow & Dalton, p.112
- ^ Foster, p.289
- ^ Leggett
- ^ Campbell, Howard (2015) "Musician Gladdy Anderson dies Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Observer, 10 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015
References
- Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn., ISBN 1-84353-329-4
- Foster, Chuck (1999) Roots Rock Reggae: an Oral History of Reggae Music from Ska to Dancehall, Billboard Books, ISBN 0-8230-7831-0
- Katz, David (2000) People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee "Scratch" Perry, Payback Press, ISBN 0-86241-854-2
- Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9
- Leggett, Steve "Gladstone Anderson Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
- Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8
- Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6
External links
- Gladstone Anderson at Roots Archives